About “Getaway Car”

Taylor uses the image of a criminals in a speeding car as the central metaphor for a doomed romance. Like on her 2014 track “Wonderland,” she includes a pop-culture reference to connect her experiences to something that listeners are familiar with, adding another layer of livelihood to the story. It is also a tongue-in-cheek reference to her reputation as being unable to maintain a long-term relationship, which is also mentioned in 2014’s “Shake It Off.”